1+ week, 3+ day ago (12+ words) Remembering Michael P. Rellahan as the chronicler of life in Chester County...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (306+ words) In the recent elections, it seems our community of Kennett Square and the country is looking for fresh faces and youthful energy to become our upcoming leaders. Kennett Square clearly made that point unequivocally voting Juan L.Tafolla, the youngest elected official in Kennett history as a Kennett Borough Council member. Juan is a native of Kennett Square and lives with his parents, two brothers and a sister, who currently attend Kennett schools. Juan made his mark as a Kennett high school student initiating the idea of becoming a Junior Borough Council member. Under the tutorage of previous Mayor Leon Spencer, he took on the challenge. Even though Juan was not a voting member at that time, he participated in all the Council meetings for about two years. He expressed his creative ideas at that time and strongly supported affordable housing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (87+ words) Pennsylvania Supreme Court election 2025 results, judicial retention votes to keep Judge David Wecht, Judge Christine Donohue, Judge Kevin Dougherty; PA Superior Court Judge Alice Dubow; and Commonwealth Court Judge Michael Wojcik in office. Polling places in Pennsylvania open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. is allowed to vote. Results will begin posting shortly after polls close at 8 p.m. Refresh this page to track the latest vote totals, and see the full final count....

3+ week, 4+ day ago (651+ words) WEST CHESTER " Chester County Commissioners addressed the countywide election glitch during a public meeting on Wednesday. On Election Day, nearly 20% of all registered voters were omitted from the poll books. "Wounds are still fresh," Commissioner Josh Maxwell said. "It's gonna take us some time to analyze, investigate, learn about what clearly happened yesterday, which was a mistake." As people arrived to vote on Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., "the county soon discovered that "75,076 registered third-party voters " including Independents, Libertarians, and the names of those registered as "No Affiliation" and "Non-Parisian" " were omitted in the poll books, as previously reported. Maxwell said the county has received some "very angry" voicemails, besides Facebook comments, asking the county to discipline staff. "We've had to step up security for some of our staff," Maxwell said. As spokesperson for the county declined to elaborate. Maxwell continued, "We…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (958+ words) WEST CHESTER " Just after sunset on Friday, people gathered in the heart of the Chester County Justice Center to honor Michael Rellahan, Daily Local News reporter, who died October 25. Loved ones unveiled a legacy plaque, placed at the center of a wooden bench where Rellahan often sat. It reads:Remembering Michael P. Rellahan. Our Newspaperman. Daily Local News reporter from 1982 to 2025." Led by Chester County Judge Patrick Carmody with the support of county government, people shared remarks honoring Rellahan's life's work reporting happenings in the courtroom and the county. Judge Carmody shared he wrote a carefully worded" letter to the commissioners acknowledging that while Mike Rellahan at some point angered everyone on the board, here's what this bench means to the people of the Chester County Justice Center. Mike would come down from the courtroom and sit on this bench, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (303+ words) Edie Burkey, President of the nonprofit says the key message is: "Our Co-Op Grocer all begins with the local farmer, and today more than ever they are suffering from financial insecurity and becoming more insecure as they face challenges in the market." AgConnect has identified over 1,700 small farmers in Chester County. KCG will reach out to farms within a 4560-mile radius and hope to contract with 80 farmers for the start of operations. Over time, many more local producers will be added. "Their invitation will include Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, Sussex, New Castle. Kent, Cecil, and Lancaster Counties and southeast New Jersey. There are plans to have locally sourced baked goods, dairy, meat, beverages, prepared foods, jams, jellies, canned goods, and other artisan products. The interior design will have a "Hip, Cool Farmstand" feel. KCG's site is convenient to downtown Kennett…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago (1778+ words) In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live. In a series of conversations, mayors of big cities such as Atlanta and Seattle, as well as of midsize Midwest cities like Columbus, Ohio, and Madison, Wisconsin, told Stateline that housing is the No. 1 priority for mayors to tackle. "Housing is by far one of the most important issues facing every mayor in America. It impacts everything from safety to the workforce to transit," said Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, who also is the immediate past president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "Mayors are on the front lines of our nation's housing crisis. And it is a crisis." More than half of mayors in a recent bipartisan survey expect…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (115+ words) Editor's note: Additional story links will be added as they are created. Voters across Chester County have spoken. On Tuesday some voters headed to the polls and others cast ballots by mail in the weeks that led up to Election Day. They selected the candidates they wanted to be seated on the state appellate courts and represent them in local judicial positions, municipal boards and councils, school boards and some county row offices. The stories on the results of the Chester County municipal election are posted below. (Please note, races where only one candidate was on the ballot are not included.) Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, extending a Democratic majority on its highest court...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (421+ words) If you're like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the "right" plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have you given much thought to those animals' habitat? In addition to sustenance, beneficial insects and critters need a safe home in which to rest, hide, breed and pupate. One area crucial to their lifecycles is around the base of trees. "We talk about the importance of (native) trees in creating the caterpillars that drive the food web," Doug Tallamy, entomologist and bestselling author of "Nature's Best Hope" and "Bringing Nature Home," told me the last time we spoke. "But those caterpillars drop from the tree and they pupate in the ground. And how we landscape under those trees determines whether or not those caterpillars will survive," he said....

1+ week, 6+ day ago (362+ words) Operation Holiday was started in 1991 at The Mercury in Pottstown to help families going through tough times provide something for their children during the holidays. Themission of the program is to make sure there is food on the table and gifts under the tree when Christmas morning comes. Now in its 35th year, the program has served thousands of families throughout Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties, expanding its reach in recent years to include communities served by readers of the Reading Eagle, The Times Herald, The Reporter, and Daily Local News. Nearly $85,000 in donations last year provided gift cards to 366 children and grocery gift cards to 189 families, plus cash donations to food pantries in Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties. This year, Operation Holiday has partnered with 21 agencies in the tri-county area. Agencies have referred 199 families with 403 children for gifts and food....